Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-12
Notice.
CITY or SAVANNAH
OFPIoEA Iry TREASURER, :
a-&.Nr 81 I.x, lLSC \

tITY OF SAVAkNAH,l
OFFICE IrY TREASURER, :
SAVANNAH, Jan. l, 1855 }
The following extract trum~Jhe CITY Tax
Ordinance Tor the year 1887 10 pub lahed for
information:
SEC, TX. Every person or corporation OWL
ing or holding per-onal properly in SAID city
Is vannahl OD the first d8y Uf January. 1881,
shall maze return thereof t. the Guy Treas
urer within twenty Us after tha date; and
returns OF personal property shall be in
spected, as s"on as they are made, by per-
s"n TO be designated by the Finance Commit
tee of Council. who shall Cal efuiiy aud criti-
cally examine the same, ami II he dnds. or has
cause te believe, that such re.urn Is not prop
erIy m AIDE so q, TO show the amount OF per-
eOnal property owned by the person or per-
sons or corpurat,on making the return sub
Jeet to taxation, then nc sha for, }wllh pro-
oeed u Assess the said per opa properly OF
said person or corporation at liz .!ue value.
rs near IS can he a-certained by IN, and a.
soon as the same 10 M ale he snaA &c IL copy
OF the same TO the perrOn or corporation whose
return Is thus corrected: and the person or
corporation whose return 10 thus corrected
shan have the right 10 appeal from such cor
reeted return To toe Committee on ssess
ments OF the City Council within teu days
al or the mailing OF the notification Of the cor
rection of sa return; aud said Committee
shall hear such return as on as may be con-
YenieDt Lherea ter, notify D. saItI appellant II
tn time and place OF hearing said appeal and
alter hearing such appeal, the said Commit
tee on Assessments shall fix the return OF said
person or corporation At such nm u may In
their Opiulon, be correct AID just, ana shall
lmmedlaiely notify such party Of the sum 20
fixed by them; aud the sad person or cOrpo-
rdtlou may, W thin four days OF the IeadItl,
Of such judgment, appeal thereIrom 10 t
Mayor and Al tcrmen 4 the ci y of Savannah,
where euch appeal shall be 1t ard and deter
mined rs Otner appeal cases are neard aud
determined by the Mayor and Aldermen of
the cly of Savannah; and The judgment IF
the Mayor aid Aldermen OF The city OF Sa-
vaunah sha lie dntl, and determine the
amount upon which the City Treasu er shan
CO lect the taxes prescr bed 10y the ,rd and
fifth SECTIONS IF this ordinance; If the returh
OF personal property, as ma"e by the persou
or corporation, shall be &C epted by the per-
j. n 81 designated by the Finance Commit e
OF council. he sha ludorse The anne as &C
cep ed, and HHnd ne same to the Civ Treas
urer, who shall asses thereon bne taxes to be
paid by The person or corporation mak =
such return. But in the event here is no
peal fron. he arsessm, NJ su hxed by The per-
son appointed to seAamlne and corr,c the
same. or no appeal from ne assessment 1XeI
the Comm ttee on Assessments tn n SAID
assessment 80 ell shall g the amount upo.
VIII On the Cts T carer hall assess the
taxes 20 be paid by tue person or >Orlo alton
mailing sur h re urn.
Failure to make returns makes it the duty
of the & ty Treasurer To assess double tax
on al. deiaulters
Z. S. HARDFE c ~ Treasurer.